Bridges steals the show in Knicks rally

Thunder roar back with record score

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The New York Knicks rallied again from 20 points down to snatch a 91-90 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back in historic style in the NBA playoffs.

After erasing a 20-point deficit in a gritty overtime triumph in game one, the Knicks authored another epic comeback to take a 2-0 lead over the defending NBA champions Celtics in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series.

Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City, stung by the Denver Nuggets' comeback in game one, romped to a record-setting 87 points in the first half to set up a 149-106 victory that levelled their series at one game apiece.

In Boston, Mikal Bridges scored all 14 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Knicks and came up with a steal as Boston's Jayson Tatum drove for a potential game-winning basket in the waning seconds.

Josh Hart led the Knicks with 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 17 rebounds.

Jalen Brunson scored 17 points and delivered again when it mattered. His fadeaway jumper with 1:59 to play gave New York their first lead of the game, 87-86.